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Short Term 12 is a 2013 American independent drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It is adapted from Cretton's short film of the same name, produced in 2009. The film stars Brie Larson as Grace Howard, a young supervisor of a group home for troubled teenagers.
Aug 23, 2013 · Short Term 12: Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. With Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Stephanie Beatriz, Rami Malek. A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
Watch Brie Larson in a powerful performance as a foster-care supervisor in Short Term 12, a critically acclaimed drama.
Short Term 12 is an emphatic, revealing drama that pulls audiences into the perspective of neglected youths. Read Critics Reviews
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Short Term 12 is a residential facility for troubled teenagers. The staff include Grace, Mason, Jessica and the new guy, Nate. Grace is the leader of the team and is secretly in a relationship with Mason. Things are going reasonably well until Grace discovers that she is pregnant.
Aug 23, 2013 · The film's originality begins with the setting: a foster-care center for at-risk teens whose troubles run the gamut from depression to substance abuse to self-mutilation. Writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton based "Short Term 12" partly on his own experiences working at such a center, and previously made a short film on the subject.
Aug 23, 2013 · Grace (Brie Larson), a young supervising staff member of a foster care facility, looks after troubled teens and reckons with her own past alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.).
Nov 18, 2013 · Passionate and tough, Grace is a 20-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. A formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge, Grace shares her life and work with her...
Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace, a twenty-something supervisor at a facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason.
While the subject matter is complex and often dark, Short Term 12 finds truth and humour in unexpected places. Written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Short Term 12 is told through...
